Bearing pile construction



Jan. 16, 1940'.

y G. G. GREULlcH BEARING PILE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nqv. 25, 1938 [meida: 67E-BAIL@ @e uz. MH,

M yUN ITE D STATES rATENT o OFM@ y f BEARING PILE CONSTRUCTION f Gerald G. `cfnrmlf-11,Mount Lebanon. Pa. f Application November 23, 1938, Serial No.`242,085 4llclaim.` (Cl. Glo-53) o N This `"invention relates to the application l of throughout its lengthivthsquareeshaped metalf enlargements to the normal bearing pile section lic members 5 embedded within` the concrete ad only in that portion `of `the pile which is in firm jacent the outer faces thereof and cross-rnembers` `load-carrying` soil. l t E extending through apertures ".lformedinthe 5r `An object of this invention relatestoapplying web 8 of the H or I-shaped member at spaced 5 `an `enlarg`e`mentto the body of theA bearing pile intervals. These cross-members (i are bent which is ltapered and increases in` Width and size around or secured, in any-conventional manner,

toward its upper end.` l l as indicated at '9 .to the spaced `sides ofsaidA Another object of this inventionlis to provide metallic Vmembers 5. i 10`` angH or I-shaped member vvithftapered enlarge- `From the foregoing construction, it will be 10 mentsso that the'pile'will develophigh load cal seen that the tapered enlargement completely` pacites in clay or cohering soil; j surrounds the H or I-shaped `member and is Other objects and advantages, willI become provided with reenforcing fmembers, spaced `apparent as the description proceeds* `and vrefe throughout; itslength as desired, with said re ll erence is hadto the accompanying drawing, in` enforcing members spaced from and completely 15 which: l v `encircling"saidmember 2 and connected Withv Figure 1 is an elevationallview showing aconreenforcing cross-members which pass/through Veritonal metal H or Ishaped pile extending `the Webof said H or I-shapedmember. i

"down through the Water and mud into `firm soil While I have shown andV described `a speeiiic E and havingthe reenforc'ed tapered enlargement-embodiment of `the present.invention,` itwill be2@ [extending ,on all four` sidesfoffthe beam; l l seen that I doV not `Wish to be limited exactly Figure V2 is an elevation` at right angles to` thereto, since various modifications may be made "Figure `1; 1` l, w Without'departing from thescope of the speci- Figure 3 is a sectiononfl' e`1II``III of Figure 1l; ilcation, as dened by the following claim z' l l Figure 4 is a section on line IV-IV of Figure 1; I claim:

andy M L i A steel bearing pile having an H or Lshaped i Figure 5isa section online V-V of Figurel` cross section, spaced openings formed `in the In the drawing, the numeral 2`represents the `Webof said bearing pile throughout that por* main body portion of the bearing pile and com-` tionof the pile which is in firm load carrying 0 prises `a conventional typeinetal HI or I-shaped soil, a tapered concrete enlargement .formed on 3.o member .extendingdownf` through the water and said portion,"` said enlargement tapering grad. mudintothe stratum of rm soil. i ually fromits top to its bottom to provide a On that portion of the rn'ainbody of the beargreater cross `sectional area at the top than at ingpile which penetrates the firm soilfstratum,` its.` bottom. portion ,with the `f-:nlargement `exy l there is provided a reenforced concrete "tapered tending outwardly beyond the outer faces of the 3f,

enlargement 3. This `enlargement 3 extends flanges ofsaid bearing pile and oomploteiy sul"- outwardly beyond the outer. `faces `of thelanges I'OUIldng theSamSiO fOrI-l a SllbStlIlali/oqill lof the H er1-shaped member so as to form a load distribution around said bearing pile, metalsubstantially equal distributionaround the main lic reenforcing members embedded Within the body portion ofthe pile. y tapered concrete enlargement `at spaced inter-.40 vThis tapered enlargement 3 surrounds the vals from @ooh other,` and spaced from ands-urmain body portion 2fof lthe pile for that portion rounding said H or Ieshaped member, and cross "of the lengthof said` pi1e`engaging rm soil with members extending through said` openings the taper of the enlargement decreasing in size formed in the web and connected to said iii-st g from its top downward toward the point of said p mentioned reonforoine members: p pile. y l l GERALDG. GREUIJCH.

The tapered enlargement reenforced 

